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3 Wel Come CHAPTER Congratulations on your purchase of a Torq-based performance system, one of the finest DJ tools available today. Each qualified M-Audio hardware product works with Torq in a unique fashion, and those methods are outlined in each of their user manuals . This manual will outline the use of the Torq application itself, and we recommend that you read this manual first in order to familiarize yourself with the architecture of Torq. It will then be easier to understan
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Torq User Guide » Chapter 1 4 DJing begins with music, so you will get to know Torq’s Decks very well. A Deck is what Torq uses to play back a single digital music file and is analogous to the turntable or CD player used by DJs. The Deck allows you to play a track, change its speed and its key, as well as rearrange it by looping and jumping to new locations within the song. Torq is equipped with two of these Decks—one on each side of the screen . Main Waveform Display One
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Torq User Guide » Chapter 1 5 Mixer It’s all in the mix, or so they say, and Torq’s Mixer delivers the goods. The Mixer takes the audio from the two Decks and gives you control over what can be heard by means of volume controls, audio equalizers, and a crossfader. Two Decks and a Mixer: the essential tools for a DJ . PFL/Headphone Cue DJs commonly listen to a track on their headphones without letting their audience hear it. This allows them to match the tempo of the new
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Torq User Guide » Chapter 1 6 Effect Racks Effects are a great way for you to manipulate (or mangle) your music in unique ways to enhance your mix. Torq has a collection of built-in effects that are specifically designed for DJ use: Tempo-synced delays and strobes. Shimmering phasers and flangers. Glitchy repeats and distortions. Ten effects are ready to go and full of creative potential . You can use up to three of these effects on each Deck, and you can also expand your
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Torq User Guide » Chapter 1 7 Master Module When all is tweaked and mixed to perfection, the resultant audio is sent to the Master Output. Torq features an automatic output limiter that will keep your music from distorting as well as a module for recording the final mix to a file as you play. You can then burn the results onto a CD or convert them to MP3 for podcasts.
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8 8 8 Sy STem r equiremenTS C C CHAP HAP HAPTTTE E ER R R Windows: Minimum System Requirements* Recommended System Specifications OS: Windows XP (SP2) OS: Windows XP (SP2) CPU: Pentium III 933 MHz CPU: Pentium IV 2 GHz (or greater) RAM: 256 MB RAM: 1 GB 3 21 USB: One available port (for use by USB: One available port (for use by approved approved M-Audio Hardware Device) M-Audio Hardware Device) Hard drive: 7200RPM or faster Mac**: Minimum System Requirements* Mac O
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T Torq User Guide orq User Guide » » Chapter 1 Chapter 2 9 9 i nSTalla Tion Note: The following directions are for installing the Torq software onto your computer. Torq will not run, however, unless an appropriate M-Audio hardware device (such as the Conectiv interface) is installed and plugged in to your computer. Please follow the installation instructions provided with your hardware device before launching Torq. Windows XP 1. Place the Torq disc in your CD
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10 10 DeCk S C CHAP HAPTTE ER R When DJing, everything begins with the Decks. The Decks will play the music that you’ll mix and effect using all the tools in Torq. Traditionally, a DJ’s decks will be turntables or CD players. Therefore, the Decks in Torq have been designed to emulate both turntables and CD players, as well as offering a special 31 hybrid mode only possible with software. Displays Each Deck has various informational displays throughout the interface . Th
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T Torq User Guide orq User Guide » » Chapter 1 Chapter 3 11 11 Overview Waveform Each Deck includes an Overview Waveform display which shows a miniaturized version of the song’s waveform in its entirety. This display serves several purposes: 1. It allows you to see where the breaks and builds are in a song before they happen. 2. The yellow Now Line indicates your current location within the song. 3. QuickCue points (described later) will be superimposed ove
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T Torq User Guide orq User Guide » » Chapter 1 Chapter 3 12 12 QuickCue In addition to the primary Cue Point described above, Torq allows you to set up to five QuickCue Points in a song that are assigned to the QuickCue buttons below the Overview Waveform display. These buttons can then be used to quickly jump between the various QuickCue points. < Setting QuickCues There are a few different ways to set QuickCue Points, but all methods deliver the same
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T Torq User Guide orq User Guide » » Chapter 1 Chapter 3 13 13 < CDJ Mode CDJ mode will make the Deck behave as if it was a CDJ player. In use: 1. Pressing Play/Pause to pause playback will cause the Deck to stop and begin repeating a small section of audio. The repeating section corresponds to the position where playback will resume when you press Play/Pause again. 2. While the audio is repeating, you can click and drag on the Scrolling Waveform
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T Torq User Guide orq User Guide » » Chapter 1 Chapter 3 14 14 4. W hen you’re finished looping this section of the song, you can click the Loop On/Off button to turn it off. Now, when playback reaches the Loop Out Marker, it will simply pass it and proceed playing the rest of the song. N o t e: If you reposition playback using one of the QuickCue buttons while Looping is activated, playback will jump to the new location. Torq will then automatically pl
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T Torq User Guide orq User Guide » » Chapter 1 Chapter 3 15 15 » QuickLoop Behaviors Along with the obvious functions stated above, the QuickLoop buttons are capable of a few other behaviors: You can change various loop lengths while the song is looping. For instance, if you have set a one-beat loop, pressing the “4” button will automatically extend the Loop Out marker to make the song loop perfectly four beats . Also, repeatedly pressing a
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T Torq User Guide orq User Guide » » Chapter 1 Chapter 3 16 16 Most experienced DJs will simply match the tempos of two songs by hand using the Speed Adjust slider, which is a perfectly acceptable method of matching songs (indeed, this is the way it’s been done for decades). Since it requires a lot of practice to hear when one song is playing faster or slower than another, those new to DJing will benefit from some of the extra features built into Torq. Such
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T Torq User Guide orq User Guide » » Chapter 1 Chapter 3 17 17 » Tap Tempo On rare occasions, Torq will determine an incorrect tempo that has no direct relation to the actual tempo (not a fraction or multiple). At times like this, you’ll want to use the Tap Tempo feature to determine the tempo of the song while it plays. 1. While the song is playing, click on the BPM display with each beat that you hear. 2. The BPM display will update the BPM t
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T Torq User Guide orq User Guide » » Chapter 1 Chapter 3 18 18 < MIDI Slider/Knob Control MIDI control of the Key Adjust is different from other controls in Torq. You can assign a knob or slider to the Key Adjust, or you can assign keys on your MIDI keyboard—the behavior of the Key Adjust is dependent on your control method . 1. Make sure that your MIDI keyboard or control surface has been properly installed and is configured to work with Torq. Plea
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T Torq User Guide orq User Guide » » Chapter 1 Chapter 3 19 19 < External Control When using external Vinyl or CD control, the Key/Tempo Lock button will behave differently. When you press this button, Torq will automatically re-tune the music you’re playing back into its original key. You’ll load up a song onto a Deck, change its speed using the turntable’s pitch adjuster (which will result in the music changing speed and pitch), then click the Key/Temp
